To identify what happened next to Gog and Magogtribe when they set foot pass the barrier, one needs to then turn to the history books and look into the matter of what tribes lived there and trace their movements. This means that we must look for people who have been leaving their territory located in the region of the Caucasus Mountains and have been continuously migrating or relocating in the Holy Land. We also have to find people responsible for ‘liberating’ the Holy Land of Israel(i.e. from Muslim rule) and then bringing the Israelite Jews back to reclaim the Holy Land from which they had been expelled by divine decree.

Such people resident in the region of the Caucasus Mountains for whom we search must have a record of military invincibility. They must have spread out their power and established their dominance around the world while occupying every possible position or place of advantage and they must be people extracted from mankind who yet possess certain unique features which sets them apart from the rest of mankind. If such people can be located then we may just have identified Gog and Magog. Why? This is because a hadith states points out: I have sent such persons (Gog and Magog) that none would dare fight against them. – [Muslim Bk 41, Number 7016]. This means to successfully identify Gog and Magogfrom the time of bypassing the barrier to the current era of today, one needs to keep in mind nations who have shown great power and influence around the region of Caucasus Mountains. One tribe which fits into this description is the Khazar tribes.

They resided in the territory north of the Caucasus Mountains they not only converted to Judaism but also created history in early Islam when they successfully blocked the path of the all-conquering Muslim armies that were poised to conquer Europe. They possessed military power greater than any other in the then existing world. The Muslim armies at that point which were blocked had just defeated both the Persian and Byzantine Empires (the two superpowers existing in the world at that time) before encountering the Khazar tribes. The Khazar military power appears to have been unique and therefore fits into the profile. The Khazars faced the Islamic Caliphate and held back the Muslims in a series of wars that lasted for about 100 years. The Khazars played a key role in separating the regions of Christianity and Muslim rule. If the Khazars had not blocked the advances of the forces of Islam, it is likely that Islam would have spread to (eastern) Europe.

Furthermore we are looking for people who make a journey to the Holy Land because of the information taken from the following Hadith which can be used for further evidence to support this profile.…and then Allah would send Gog and Magogand they would swarm down from every slope. The first of them would pass the lake of Tibering and drink out of it. And when the last of them would pass, he would say: There was once water there…. – [Muslim Bk 41, Number 7015]. The religion of Islam indicates when Gog and Magogare released they head to the direction of Lake of Tibering (Sea of Galilee) which is located in Israel (The Holy Land). This can be interpreted as religious symbolism to indicate an involvement of Jews or the religion of Judaism with Gog and Magog. From history books one can learn the Khazar tribe relocated from the location of Caucasus Mountains and embraced the religion of Judaism, moreover even relocated to Israel (The Holy Land) over the time.

NB: Dramatic evidence related to water confirming the release of Gog and Magogis also located in the Hadīth describing them passing by the Sea of Galilee on their way to Jerusalem and drinking the water in that sea to such an extent that it would eventually dry up. The water level in the Sea of Galilee is now so low that it is considered essentially dead, i.e. it is only a matter of time before it dries up.As of writing this reminder, the water-level in the Sea is fast approaching the “black line” level of -214.4 meters below sea level. When it reaches that level, removing water from the lake, which is one of Israel’s major water resource, will no longer be possible because the pumps will be above the water level.Readers are advised to keep abrest of the situation through Google search using ‘Lake Kinneret Black Line’.

Additional dramatic proof of the release of Gog and Magogcan be found in the growing evidence of the world’s great lakes now drying up. Canada’s Lake Superior for example, the greatest Great Lake and the world’s largest freshwater reservoir, is now at its lowest water level ever.Gog and Magogare after all known for their mischief/corruption as stated in the Quran:-They said: “O Dhul-Qarnain! Verily! Ya’juj and Ma’juj (Gog and Magog) are doing great mischief in the land. Shall we then pay you a tribute in order that you might erect a barrier between us and them?” (Qur’an 18:94)

After the Khazar tibes (Gog and Magog) began casually living on earth, they then spread out in different directions while many of them became European Jews and it is certain that some of them must also have become European Christians not for the sake of being religious but for the sake of gaining political power {And Allah knows best}. This perhaps is included in the meaning of the Qur’anic verse which declared that Gog and Magogwould one day merge with each other as waves merge into each other.

Furthermore based on the following hadith one can understand that the population of Gog and Magogtribe has to be worldwide if they are to meet the requirements of the following hadith. He said, “Rejoice with glad tidings; one person will be from you {believer} and one-thousand will be from Gog and Magog.”[ Bukhari Volume 4, Book 55, Number 567]. This indicates Gog and Magog’s populationto be enormous and therefore global.

We thank Allah for showing us what we believe is the truth Gog and Magog {Allah knows best} so far. Credit should also be given where it is due, had it not been for the Islamic Scholar Imran Nazar Hosein the theory of Gog and Magogbeing released may have just faded away in the current era. Some disagree with the view of Imran Hosein calling this his theory and his opinion, but he was not the first to discover this theory but has shed new light and provided evidences to support it. The theory of Gog and Magogbeing released is a theory which is popular among non-Muslims and Muslims.Furthermore there has been many other scholars and Islamic figures more than 300+ years ago who have discovered this theory. In the 14th century, the scholar Ibn Kathir also identified Gog and Magog with the Khazars in his work Al-Bidayah wa al-Nihayah (The Beginning and the End). 10th century Arab Muslim writer Ahmad Ibn Fadlan. But Imran Hosein gave the theory a new light by supporting evidences. It is best to also add that we accepted this theory not because we accept whatever Imran Hosein states in his words since that would be wrong and would be following a man and not the religion.

IARLG Comments: We have been focusing on the subject of “Gog and Magog” for the last couple of weeks. We would like to thank you for taking your time to read the previous article(s). We will return to this topic after two weeks In Shaa Allah. The two coming weeks will feature two reminders not (directly) related to the topic.